10th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120057938 | TIDE SELF TUNING MODULAR WHARF RESILIENT CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A connector for connecting a floating module to a beached module of a modular wharf, the connector comprising: a resilient member adapted for resiliently opposing movement of the floating module toward the beached module; a sliding connector for slidably connecting said floating module to said beached module to allow vertical movement of the floating module relative to the beached module during tides of said body of water while restricting horizontal and lateral movement of said floating module. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057939 | RETAINING WALL BLOCK - A retaining wall block including a body having a front face, a rear face, opposing side faces, a top face, and a bottom face, and an elongated channel located in a surface of the bottom face preferably extending substantially between the opposing side faces. At least one pin aperture is located in a surface of the top face. A retaining pin is located in the pin aperture, extending vertically a predetermined distance above the surface of the top face. The block includes a cut-out portion defining a hollow extending from the top face through the body to the bottom face. The cut-out is located in the top face between the pin aperture and the front face and in the bottom face between the channel and the front face. A hand grip is provided within the forward upper portion of the cut-out. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEMPORARILY SUPPORTING A SOIL MASS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SLIDE - A method of temporarily supporting a soil mass susceptible to slide at a scarp slope bounding the soil mass includes advancing a supporting wall in an advancing direction along the scarp slope; and, in addition to the movement in the advancing direction, also moving a surface portion, in direct contact with the soil mass, of the supporting wall, so as to minimize friction between the soil mass and the supporting wall. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057941 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING LIGHTLY LOADED STRUCTURES AND PAVEMENTS ON HIGHLY EXPANSIVE SOILS - A device and method for supporting lightly loaded structures on highly expansive soils. A plurality of domes is positioned between the lightly loaded structure and the soil. Each of the domes has a convex side and a concave side. The convex side faces upward against the lightly loaded structure and the concave side faces downward against the soil. The concave side provides a void area for expansion of soil. Each dome also has two soil contact ends. The soil contact ends provide a small contact area with the soil to increase the pressure exerted by the lightly loaded structure at the soil contact area to overcome the swelling effects of expanding soil. In a preferred embodiment each dome is fabricated from PVC pipe. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057942 | METAL CUTTING SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE COOLANT DELIVERY - A metal cutting system with a tool holder, a shim, an insert with a top depression, a top piece and a clamp. A rake face cooling channel for fluid delivery is formed between the top piece and the depression in the insert. A primary discharge slot at the end of the rake face cooling channel delivers fluid from below the cutting edge of the insert. A second cooling channel for delivery of fluid to the flank face is formed between the insert and the shim or is formed between the shim and the tool holder with a portion of the cooling channel passing through the shim. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057943 | MILLING CUTTING INSERT - The invention relates to a milling cutting insert having a square or triangular shaped cutting face delimited in the plan view by a peripheral cutting edge having linear cutting edges ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057944 | GEAR MACHINING APPARATUS, CUTTER AND STRAIN WAVE GEARING DEVICE - A gear machining apparatus includes a skiving mechanism positioning a work to be machined and a pinion type cutter on axes skewing from each other, the skiving mechanism rotating the work at a predetermined position and feeding the cutter while rotating in a direction of a tooth trace of a gear to be formed at the work synchronously to the rotation of the work for producing the gear from the work. The cutter includes a tooth surface which is formed with an involute region having an involute curve in an area including a pitch circle in a tooth depth direction, an addendum region continuously formed from the involute region to an addendum, and a dedendum region continuously formed from the involute region to a dedendum the addendum region and the dedendum region being shaped in a configuration different from the involute region. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057945 | CHAMFER DEVICE FOR MACHINING WELD BEAD SURFACE WHICH ALLOWS ONE-TOUCH CHAMFERING-AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT - The present invention relates to a chamfer device for machining a weld bead surface, which specifically carries out a chamfering process on the welding bead surfaces of objects to be processed (such as metal sheet materials and pipes). In the present invention, immediately after a chamfering-amount-adjustment unit has been rotated and released, a position-setting pin is inserted into a securing recess in the chamfering-amount-adjustment unit, while the chamfering amount is adjusted in precise units and simultaneously locked at a predetermined chamfering amount which is automatically maintained, and the adjustment of the chamfering amount is achieved in a straightforward fashion with just one touch. When the chamfering-amount-adjustment unit is operated, a mobile cutter shaft moves vertically and as it does so the chamfering amount is adjusted in such a way that the chamfering amount can be immediately and rapidly adjusted while continuously operating without regard to any cutter rotation action. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057946 | HOLDING APPARATUS FOR CUTTING TOOL - In order to prevent a cutting tool from being detached from the holding device towards a bladed part-side when holding a standard cutting tool in the holding apparatus, a focus was placed on a diameter of a shank of the standard cutting tool which is larger than that of a bladed part-side cylindrical portion. A pressing portion pushes a retaining ring along a slope in a tool inserting hole towards its base end side so that an outer periphery of the retaining ring shrinks and an inner diameter of the retaining ring becomes smaller than the diameter of the shank. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057947 | CAPTIVE SCREW - A captive screw formed of a lock screw, a cap-shaped knob, a spring member and a mounting barrel and mountable in a mounting through hole of a first panel frame and fastenable to a mounting screw hole of a second panel frame to detachably secure the second panel frame to the first panel frame is disclosed. The lock screw has a top protrusion raised from the top wall of the head thereof and a tool groove formed in the top protrusion. The cap-shaped knob is molded on the head of the lock screw by insert molding and defining an endless isolation groove on the top wall of the head of the lock screw around the periphery of the top protrusion that facilitates attachment of a hand tool to the top protrusion of the lock screw for enabling the lock screw to be driven by the user with the hand tool into the mounting screw hole of the second panel frame conveniently with less effort. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057948 | RIVET BOLT - A rivet bolt, which connects a plurality of connection members by rivet joints, is disclosed. The rivet bolt includes a retainer including a connection hole formed through a flange part and provided with a screw part, flat parts and inclined parts alternately arranged around the connection hole in the diagonal direction, and fastening pieces formed at the lower portion of the flange part by cutting, curved projections being formed at lower ends of the fastening pieces, and a bolt including a plurality of elevating pieces protruded from the lower surface of a bolt head so as to be inserted into the retainer, a screw thread formed at the upper end of a bolt body, a plurality of protruding pieces formed at the lower end of the bolt body at designated intervals, and a downwardly inclined extension part and an anti-separation piece formed at the lower portion of the bolt body. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057949 | MODIFIED FASTENER AND INSERTION TOOL - According to example configurations, a modified screw head includes one or more slots or grooved channels. A screwdriver device includes a tip that can be inserted into a cavity in the head of the screw to torque the modified screw into an object. The screwdriver device includes a sleeve. The sleeve slides along a shaft of the screwdriver. The sleeve includes inward protruding posts (e.g., pins, fingers, etc.). Sliding of the sleeve over the screw's head requires that inward protruding posts in the sleeve be aligned with the grooves on the sidewall of the screw's head. Subsequent to aligning and sliding the sleeve into the grooved channels of the screw's head, the user twists the sleeve to secure the screw head to the screwdriver's tip. The sleeve can be spring-loaded to pull the head of the screw toward a handle end of the screwdriver after a user releases the sleeve. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057950 | FASTENER COATING FORMULATION - A coated fastener has a tip and a coating on the fastener, at least at the tip. The coating is formulated from a solvent-borne resin. The fastener includes one or both of a solids based additive in the solvent-borne acrylic resin and an overcoat on the solvent-borne acrylic resin. A strip of collated fasteners with the coating is also disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057951 | TRIMMER BLOCK PAD, TRIMMER, AND METHOD OF TRIMMING - The present disclosure relates to a trimmer block pad, a trimmer, and a process of trimming. The process includes inserting a book into a trimmer, positioning a trimmer block pad to abut the book, the trimmer block comprising a first non-square exterior corner and a second non-square exterior corner, and trimming a portion of the book. The positioning of the trimmer block pad applies a distributed force to the book. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057952 | MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE FOR THE AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF COVERS OR FLYLEAVES AND SPINES - The present invention concerns a new multipurpose machine for the automatic application of covers or flyleaves and spines, comprising a vice ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057953 | ADVERTISING TRAYS FOR SECURITY SCREENING - A system and device for use in a security area, and more particularly, a rack system and holding device for placing various objects that are processed through a security area are taught. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057954 | Wheel Assembly Positioning Device - A wheel assembly positioning device. The device includes a wheel assembly cradle that holds a wheel assembly. A lifting device is also included that raises or lowers the wheel assembly cradle to allow a technician to dismount or mount a wheel assembly to a vehicle. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057955 | Commuter Train Ferry System for Commuters and their Vehicles - A commuter train ferry system comprises a plurality of railcars being joinable to each other to form a train. The railcars are operable for transporting a plurality of vehicles during a commuter trip. At least one flatbed railcar is joinable to an end of the train of railcars. At least one ramp system is operable for loading and unloading the vehicles from the railcars. The at least one ramp system comprises a plurality of driving surfaces. At least one ramp truck is configured for supporting at least a portion of the ramp system on a side of the ramp truck. The at least one ramp truck is operable for turning and moving the at least a portion of the ramp system on a ground surface in a plurality of directions to dock with the train in which the vehicles can be loaded and unloaded. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057956 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes a pair of booms, a link mechanism and a control unit. The booms are attached to a front part of a vehicle body in an upwardly and downwardly rotatable state. The link mechanism couples a working unit to tips of the booms. The link mechanism is configured to keep the working unit in a posture generally parallel to the ground without rotating the working unit with respect to the ground while the booms are elevated from a position where the working unit is disposed on the ground when the working unit is a fork. The control unit is configured to execute a tilt angle adjusting control for the working unit in accordance with variation in an angle of the booms while the booms are elevated when a tilt angle of the working unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057957 | DEVICE FOR STORING AND PROVIDING OBJECTS HAVING STANDARDIZED DIMENSIONS - A device for loading, storing and providing objects having standardized dimensions includes a storage unit with a carrier plate and four stackers. Each stacker includes a bottom surface disposed on top of the carrier plate. The stackers are configured to store objects stacked perpendicular to the carrier plate. The stackers are disposed symmetrically centered around a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the carrier plate and offset with respect to each other by an angle of 90°. A substructure is disposed underneath the carrier plate. An unloading device is configured to unload a selected object from a first of the stackers that is disposed in a transfer position. The storage unit is rotatable around the rotation axis so as to enable movement of each of the stackers into the transfer position. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057958 | CLEARANCE CONTROL SYSTEM, TURBOMACHINE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A RUNNING CLEARANCE BETWEEN A ROTOR AND A CASING OF A TURBOMACHINE - The invention relates to a clearance control system for adjusting a running clearance (L) between a rotor ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057959 | FAN - A fan includes a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller housing located within the casing, an impeller located within the impeller housing for generating an air flow along a path extending from the air inlet to the air outlet through the impeller housing, a motor housing connected to the impeller housing, and a motor located within the motor housing for driving the impeller. A bellows support is provided for mounting the impeller housing within the casing. The bellows support is disposed on a seat connected to the casing. The bellows support extends about the impeller housing and forms a seal between the impeller housing and the casing. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057960 | RING SEGMENT WITH FORKED COOLING PASSAGES - A ring segment is provided for a gas turbine engine includes a panel and a cooling system. Cooling fluid is provided to an outer side of the panel and an inner side of the panel defines at least a portion of a hot gas flow path through the engine. The cooling system is located within that panel and receives cooling fluid from the outer side of the panel for cooling the panel. The cooling system includes a plurality of cooling fluid passages that receive cooling fluid from the outer side of the panel. The cooling fluid passages each have a generally axially extending portion that includes at least one fork. The fork(s) divide each cooling fluid passage into at least two downstream portions that each receives cooling fluid from the respective axially extending portion. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057961 | TURBINE STAGE SHROUD SEGMENT - A shroud segment for a turbine stage of a gas turbine engine forms an endwall for the working gas annulus of the stage. The segment also provides a close clearance to the tips of a row of turbine blades which sweep across the segment. In use, a mainstream flow of the working gas passes through the passages formed between adjacent turbine blades. The segment has a plurality of cooling holes and respective air feed passages for the cooling holes. The cooling holes are distributed over that part of the gas-washed surface of the segment which is swept by the blade tips. The cooling holes deliver, in use, cooling air which spreads over the gas-washed surface. The feed passages are configured such that the delivered air has swirl directions which are co-directionally aligned with the swirl directions of the mainstream flow at the segment. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057962 | FAN ARRAY FAN SECTION IN AIR-HANDLING SYSTEMS - A fan array fan section in an air handling system includes a plurality of fan units arranged in a fan array and positioned within an air handling compartment. One preferred embodiment may include an array controller program to operate the plurality of the fan units at peak efficiency. The plurality of fan units may be arranged in a true array configuration, a space pattern array configuration, a checker board array configuration, rows slightly offset configuration, columns slightly offset configuration, or a staggered array configuration. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057963 | COMPRESSOR OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - The present invention relates to a compressor ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057964 | IMPELLER TYPE WATER-HAMMER PROOF AND SILENT CHECK VALVE - An impeller type water-hammer proof and silent check valve includes a shell ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057965 | TURBOMACHINE WITH MIXED-FLOW STAGE AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a turbomachine for imparting energy to a multiphase fluid is provided. The turbomachine comprises a casing having an inlet and an outlet; an axial stage part comprising at least one axial stage; a mixed-flow stage part comprising at least one mixed-flow stage fluidly connected to the axial stage part; and a centrifugal stage part comprising at least one centrifugal stage fluidly connected to the mixed-flow stage part. The axial stage is defined by an angle between an axial impeller outlet flow and an axis parallel to a rotational axis of the shaft having a value between 0° and 5°, the mixed-flow stage by an angle having a value between 5° and 80°, and the centrifugal stage by an angle having a value between 80° and 90°. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057966 | FAN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A fan includes a motor base, a bearing, an impeller, a stator and a magnetic element. The motor base has a bearing stand in a center portion thereof. The bearing is accommodated within the bearing stand. The impeller includes a metallic case, a hub, plural blades and a rotating shaft. The metallic case has a top surface and a sidewall. The hub is sheathed around the metallic case. The blades are disposed around an outer periphery of the hub. The rotating shaft is protruded from a center portion of the top surface and penetrated through the bearing stand, wherein no raised ring structure is formed in the top surface of the metallic case, and the rotating shaft and the metallic case are jointed together by a laser welding process. The magnetic element is disposed on an inner wall of the metallic case and aligned with the stator. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057967 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine includes a diffuser section supplying cooling fluid, a rotatable shaft, shaft cover structure disposed about the rotatable shaft, support structure, and a cooling fluid channel between the shaft cover structure and the support structure. The support structure provides structural support for the shaft cover structure and receives cooling fluid from the diffuser section. One of the diffuser section and the support structure comprises a plurality of apertures through which at least a portion of the cooling fluid passes. The cooling fluid channel is in fluid communication with the apertures in the one of the diffuser section and the support structure for supplying cooling fluid to a blade disc structure located in a turbine section of the engine. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057968 | RING SEGMENT WITH SERPENTINE COOLING PASSAGES - A ring segment for a gas turbine engine includes a panel and a cooling system. The cooling system receives cooling fluid from an outer side of the panel for cooling the panel and includes at least one cooling fluid supply passage, at least one serpentine cooling passage, and at least one cooling fluid discharge passage. The cooling fluid supply passage(s) receive the cooling fluid from the outer side of the panel and deliver the cooling fluid to a first cooling fluid chamber within the panel. The serpentine cooling passage(s) receive the cooling fluid from the first cooling fluid chamber, wherein the cooling fluid provides convective cooling to the panel as it passes through the serpentine cooling passage(s). The cooling fluid discharge passage(s) discharge the cooling fluid from the cooling system. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057969 | RING SEGMENT WITH IMPINGEMENT AND CONVECTIVE COOLING - A ring segment for a gas turbine engine includes an outer panel defining a structural body for the ring segment. An outer side of an inner panel is attached to an inner side of the outer panel at an interface, and an inner side of the inner panel defines a portion of a hot gas path through the gas turbine engine. An outer side of the outer panel, opposite from the interface, is in communication with a source of cooling air. A plurality of impingement holes extend through the outer panel from the outer side to the inner side of the outer panel for directing impingement air to the outer side of the inner panel. The outer and inner panels define a plurality of flow channels at the interface for effecting convective cooling of the outer panel along the flow channels between the outer and inner panels. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057970 | INTEGRATED OPEN IMPELLER AND DIFFUSER FOR USE WITH AN ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP - An electrical submersible pump having a pump section with a stack diffusers and a stack of impellers mounted on a rotatable shaft. Flow paths extends through the pump section directed axially and radially within the impellers and diffusers. Vanes define the flow path through each impeller that provide fluid communication with an upstream side of each impeller and an outer circumference. An annular flow diverting hub is provided on a downstream side of each impeller. The hub has an outer surface that curves radially inward, and having a minimum radius proximate its middle portion. The diffusers are annular members coaxially mounted in a housing of the pump section. Passages define the flow path through each diffuser that extend axially along the pump section and radially between an outer and inner circumference of each diffuser. The outer surface of each hub makes up a portion of an associated passage. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057971 | Centrifugal blower - A centrifugal blower provided with a spiral shaped scroll chamber where a bottom part of the scroll chamber gradually expands downward in the axial direction of the fan well along with expansion of the spiral and where a flow area gradually expands toward an air outlet from a spiral start part of the casing, the centrifugal blower having an initial slant angle θ | 2012-03-08 |
20120057972 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes coupling portions formed on both sides of a scroll case, a connection cover coupled to one coupling portion and having an inlet ring and a dual ring, a motor housing coupled to the other coupling portion of the scroll case, air holes respectively formed on faces at the same height as both sides of a discharge part of the scroll case, and a blocking portion formed on the connection cover to close one of the air holes. The air conditioner can reduce investment costs, development expenses and the development period of time because all parts excepting an intake duct can be used commonly in RHDs (Right Handle Drives) and LHDs (Left Handle Drives) and can reduce a loss of air volume because air holes for cooling a motor are formed at positions to minimize resistance of the air discharged from a scroll case. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057973 | Assembly Structure for a Fan Case - An assembly structure for a fan case comprising a first fan case, a second fan case and a fixing rod, the first fan case comprises a first frame, at least one first cavity surrounded by the first frame and a first axial hole recessed into the first frame, the first cavity comprises a first opening and a second opening corresponded to the first opening. The second fan case comprises a second frame, at least one second cavity surrounded by the second frame and a second axial hole recessed into the second frame, the second cavity comprises a third opening and a fourth opening corresponded to the third opening. The fixing rod is penetrated through the first axial hole of the first fan case and the second axial hole of the second fan case, and the fixing rod has an exposed-end portion which is protruded from the first fan case. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057974 | WIND POWER NOZZLE WITH INCREASED THROUGHPUT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the efficiency with which fluid energy is converted into another form of energy, such as electrical energy, where an array of fluid energy conversion modules is contained in a scalable modular networked superstructure. In certain preferred embodiments, a plurality of turbines, such as for instance wind turbines, may be disposed in an array, where the plurality of arrays may be disposed in a suitable arrangement in proximity to each other and provided with geometry suitable for tight packing in an array with other parameters optimized to extract energy from the fluid flow. In addition, the turbines may be a more effective adaptation of a turbine, or an array of turbines, to varying conditions, including fluid conditions that may differ among different turbines in an array, or among different turbines in a set of arrays. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057975 | TURBOCHARGER - The invention relates to a turbocharger ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057976 | Downwind Type Wind Turbine - A downwind type wind turbine having a transformer stored in a support post or in a nacelle includes the nacelle which supports a rotor and stores therein a generator, a support post which supports the nacelle and a main transformer disposed between the generator and an electric power system and the main transformer is stored in the nacelle or in the support post. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057977 | Fan Structure - A fan structure comprises a first impeller and a second impeller, wherein the first impeller is composed of a first annular substrate, a plurality of first ribs and a plurality of first blades. The first ribs and the first blades are formed on the first annular substrate, each of the first ribs comprises an engaging hole, and a first accommodating space is formed between each of the adjacent first blades. The second impeller is composed of a hub, a second annular substrate, a plurality of second ribs, a plurality of second blades and at least one engaging member formed on the second ribs. The second ribs and the second blades are formed on the second annular substrate, and a second accommodating space is formed between each of the adjacent second blades. The first blades and the second blades are arranged in a staggered relationship. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057978 | WIND TURBINE WITH LOW ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - The invention provides a wind turbine with a lightning arrester system including one or more lightning receptors (R) mounted on one or more rotor blades. A down conductor electrically connects one or more lightning receptors (R) to electrical ground via a sliding contact arrangement (SC), and an electromagnetic radiation (EM) reduction device encircles a portion of the down conductor so as to reduce EM radiation from the down conductor due to static electric discharges caused by imperfect electric contact in the sliding contact arrangement (SC). Known types of EM radiation reduction devices in the form of commercially available common mode choke coils, cylindrically shaped nano-crystalline solid body types, or the like, can be used. A plurality of different types with different EM radiation reduction properties can be used in combination. To obtain more effective EM radiation reduction, a plurality of EM radiation reduction devices can be used, e.g. positioned at several portions of the down conductor, especially close to sliding contact arrangements (SC). | 2012-03-08 |
20120057979 | OFFSHORE WIND POWER SYSTEM - A wind power system comprising a vertical tower defining a vertical travel path; a carriage mounted to the tower and configured to move along the travel path; and wind turbine mounted to the carriage and having rotatable blades to convert wind energy into electrical energy. The system may include one or more gear racks secured to the outside diameter of the tower upon which the carriage moves. The system may include a locking mechanism configured to lock the carriage in a working position at a top of the travel path, a maintenance position at a bottom of the travel path, and/or a storm position at a midpoint of the travel path. The turbine may be configured to hold the blades in a vertical alignment parallel to the tower, when the carriage is in the storm position. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057980 | AXIAL LOCKING SEALS FOR AFT REMOVABLE TURBINE BLADE - A turbine blade rotor assembly provides sealing for the rotor components and bi-direction axially locking of the blades on the rotor using a seal plate on the aft exhaust side without axial locking on the forward intake side of the rotor and blade array. As a result, the blades can be removed from the aft direction without moving the turbine casing cover. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057981 | TURBINE BLADE AIRFOIL - An airfoil comprises an external surface formed in substantial conformance with a plurality of cross sections. Each of the cross sections has an axial chord and an offset at a corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 2. Each of the cross sections is described by a set of Cartesian coordinates defined at the corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 4. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057982 | TURBINE VANE AIRFOIL - An airfoil comprises an external surface formed in substantial conformance with a plurality of cross sections. Each of the cross sections has an axial chord and an offset at a corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 1. Each of the cross sections is described by a set of Cartesian coordinates defined at the corresponding fractional span as set forth in Table 3. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057983 | METHOD FOR FORMING SURFACE LAYER, METHOD FOR FORMING EROSION RESISTANT COMPONENT AND STEAM TURBINE BLADE - A method for forming a surface layer, the method including: arranging a member in a machining fluid; and forming a surface layer including silicon by supplying silicon component from the silicon electrode to the member side by applying a predetermined voltage and generating electric discharge, wherein a value of an electric discharge detection level is set to be equal to or larger than a value obtained by adding a voltage depression at the silicon electrode to an arc potential during electric discharge, and wherein the surface layer is formed on a surface of the member by repetitively performing, after the voltage is applied, detecting the electric discharge generated between the silicon electrode and the member by detecting a drop of the voltage to be lower than the electric discharge detection level, stopping applying the voltage for a predetermined time, and applying the voltage again after a predetermined break time. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057984 | WIND TURBINE BLADE PROVIDED WITH FLOW ALTERING DEVICES - A blade for a rotor of a wind turbine is divided into a root region closest to the hub and an airfoil region with a lift generating profile furthest away from the hub and a transition region. A base part of the transition region has an axial induction factor, which without flow altering device deviates at least 5% from a target axial induction factor. A number of first flow altering devices are arranged so as to adjust the aerodynamic properties of a longitudinal segment of the transition region to substantially meet the target axial induction factor. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057985 | CMC TURBINE STATOR BLADE - A CMC turbine stator blade | 2012-03-08 |
20120057986 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF IMPELLER APPLIED TO SUPERCHARGER - An impeller comprising a wheel portion extending in an axial direction and a plurality of blades arranged around the wheel portion is produced by assembling a mold divisible into a plurality of parts having a cavity adapted for forming an outer profile of the impeller, injecting a kneaded matter including powder of a metal or a ceramic and binder to mold a green body, degreasing and sintering the green body to obtain a sintered body, embedding the sintered body into a die having a cavity adapted for modifying the outer profile of the impeller, and pressurizing the die to modify the outer profile of the impeller. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057987 | WIND TURBINE BLADE WITH BASE PART HAVING NON-POSITIVE CAMBER - A blade, for a rotor of a wind turbine has a profiled contour in a radial direction is divided into a root region with a substantially circular or elliptical profile closest to the hub and an airfoil region with a lift generating profile furthest away from the hub. A transition region between the root region and the airfoil region has a profile gradually changing in the radial direction from the circular or elliptical profile of the root region to the lift generating profile of the airfoil region, and the airfoil region comprises at least a first longitudinal segment extending at least 20% of a longitudinal extent of the airfoil region. The first longitudinal segment has a first base part with a cross-sectional profile such that, when impacted by an incident airflow at an angle of attack of 0 degrees has a lift coefficient, which is 0 or less. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057988 | ROTOR FOR A TURBOMACHINE - The invention relates to a rotor ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120057989 | COOLING DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY - A cooling device of a construction machine according to the present invention includes: two or more hydraulic motors that rotate positively and reversibly to correspond to a supplying direction of pressure oil and drives rotatably cooling fans connected thereto, respectively; a switching valve switching rotation directions of the two or more hydraulic motors by switching the supplying direction of the pressure oil supplied to the two or more hydraulic motors from the hydraulic motor; and flow rate makeup valves controlling an additional flow supplied upstream of the two or more hydraulic motors when a pressure drop is generated upstream of the two or more hydraulic motors on the basis of the supplying direction of the pressure oil. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057990 | System and Method for a Pump With Reduced Form Factor - Embodiments of the present invention provide pumps with features to reduce form factor and increase reliability and serviceability. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention provide features for gentle fluid handling characteristics. Embodiments of the present invention can include a pump having a motor driven feed stage pump and a motor driven dispense stage pump. The feed stage motor and the feed stage motor can include various types of motors and the pumps can be rolling diaphragm or other pumps. According to one embodiment, a dispense block defining the pump chambers and various flow passages can be formed out of a single piece of material. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057991 | FLUID-WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FLUID-WORKING MACHINE - In a method of detecting a fault in a fluid-working machine including a plurality of working chambers of cyclically varying volume, each working chamber is operable to displace a volume of working fluid which is selectable for each cycle of working chamber volume to carry out a working function responsive to a received demand signal. An output parameter of the fluid working machine, which is responsive to the displacement of working fluid by one or more of the working chambers to carry out the working function, is measured. It is determined whether the measured output parameter fulfils at least one acceptable function criterion, taking into account the previously selected net displacement of working fluid by a working chamber during a cycle of working chamber volume to carry out the working function. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A JET PUMP SLIP JOINT INTERNAL SEAL - A method and apparatus for providing a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) jet pump slip joint internal seal in the interface between an inlet mixer and a diffuser of a jet pump assembly. The internal seal provides an effective means of mitigating leakage and slip joint flow induced vibration (FIV) between the inlet mixer and diffuser to reduce damage to many of the jet pump assembly components that may otherwise be damaged by FIV. A metallic seal of the slip joint internal seal flares out to conform the internal seal to a range of gap sizes, and may be compressed or spring back to nominal dimensions as thermal expansion and contraction occurs. The internal seal is also self-expanding/self-tightening, as the internal seal flares further outward as a result of the internal pressure caused by flowing fluids in an operating jet pump assembly. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057993 | ASPIRATOR AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - An object is to provide an aspirator capable of increasing the amount of aspirated secondary air and improving performance and to provide a vehicle air conditioner using the same. The aspirator includes a nozzle | 2012-03-08 |
20120057994 | CELLULAR WHEEL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A cellular wheel made of metal comprises an outer sleeve located symmetrically to a rotational axis and an inner sleeve. The annular space between the outer sleeve and inner sleeve is divided by cell wall parts, which are oriented in parallel to the rotational axis and delimited by cell edges, into a plurality of rotation-symmetrically arranged cells, wherein the cell edges are located on intersecting lines of cylinder lateral surfaces with rotation-symmetrically arranged axial planes, said surfaces being arranged concentrically to the rotational axis. The outer sleeve and inner sleeve delimit a cell structure, in which cell edges, which delimit a cell wall part in each case, are concurrently located in pairs on adjoining cylinder lateral surfaces and on adjoining axial planes. With each cell edge located on two adjoining axial planes of adjoining cylinder lateral surfaces, each cell edge on a cylinder lateral surface delimits two cell walls. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057995 | SIDE-CHANNEL COMPRESSOR WITH SYMMETRIC ROTOR DISC WHICH PUMPS IN PARALLEL - The present invention provides a pump comprising a regenerative pumping mechanism having a generally disc-shaped rotor mounted on an axial shaft for rotation relative to a stator. The rotor has first and second surfaces each having a series of shaped recesses formed in concentric circles thereon, and a stator channel formed in a surface of the stator which faces one of the rotor's first or second surfaces. Each of the concentric circles is aligned with a portion of a stator channel so as to form a section of a gas flow path extending between an inlet and an outlet of the pump, and the rotor divides the section of flow path into sub-sections such that gas can flow towards the outlet simultaneously along any sub-section, channel or rotor side. As a result, the gas being pumped flows in a parallel fashion along both surfaces of the rotor. Thus, this configuration can provide a pumping mechanism where gas pressures on either side of the rotor can be substantially equal or balanced. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057996 | COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE - A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THERMAL EFFICIENCEY OF A COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - Systems, methods and devices for optimizing thermal efficiency within a gas compression system are described herein. In some embodiments, a device can include a first hydraulic cylinder, a second hydraulic cylinder, and a hydraulic actuator. The first hydraulic cylinder has a first working piston disposed therein for reciprocating movement in the first hydraulic cylinder and which divides the first hydraulic cylinder into a first hydraulic chamber and a second hydraulic chamber. The second hydraulic cylinder has a second working piston disposed therein for reciprocating movement in the second hydraulic cylinder and which divides the second hydraulic cylinder into a third hydraulic chamber and a fourth hydraulic chamber. The hydraulic actuator can be coupled to the first or second working piston, and is operable to move the first and second working pistons in a first direction and a second direction such that volume in the hydraulic chambers are reduced accordingly. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057998 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING EFFICIENCY OF A HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SYSTEM - Systems and methods for efficiently operating a hydraulically actuated device/system are described herein. For example, systems and methods for efficiently operating a gas compression and expansion energy storage system are disclosed herein. Systems and methods are provided for controlling and operating the hydraulic actuators used within a hydraulically actuated device/system, such as, for example, a gas compression and/or expansion energy system, within a desired efficiency range of the hydraulic pump(s)/motor(s) used to supply or receive pressurized hydraulic fluid to or from the hydraulic actuators. In such a system, a variety of different operating regimes can be used depending on the desired output gas pressure and the desired stored pressure of the compressed gas. Hydraulic cylinders used to drive working pistons within the system can be selectively actuated to achieve varying force outputs to incrementally increase the gas pressure within the system for a given cycle. | 2012-03-08 |
20120057999 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - The motor-driven compressor includes a housing, a compression mechanism, a rotary shaft and an electric motor all disposed in the housing, a protective film and a fixing resin. The electric motor is adapted to rotate the rotary shaft thereby to drive the compression mechanism. The electric motor has a rotor fixed on the rotary shaft and a stator supported by the housing. The rotor has a permanent magnet and a magnet hole in which the permanent magnet is inserted. The magnet hole extends in an axial direction of the rotor. The protective film is formed on a surface of the permanent magnet for improving corrosion resistance of the permanent magnet. The fixing resin is filled in at least part of a gap between the permanent magnet and a wall of the magnet hole for fixing the permanent magnet to the wall of the magnet hole. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058000 | Self-Aligning Rod Seal - A seal assembly for providing a seal around a non-stationary rod includes a seal housing with a hollow body with first and second ends. The first end has a first opening to allow the non-stationary rod to pass therethrough and the second end has a second opening to allow the non-stationary rod to pass therethrough. A seal cartridge is disposed within the seal housing and radially moveable within the seal housing. A rod seal is disposed in an internal diameter of the seal cartridge. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058001 | SCREW COMPRESSOR WITH ECONOMIZER - A screw compressor for connecting with an economizer for gas supply, includes a main body defining a compressor cavity, a male rotor and a female rotor received in the compressor cavity, a gas-vent base defining at least one gas-supply hole therein adapted for communicating with the economizer. The male rotor and the female rotor are parallel to and meshed with each other. At least the male rotor includes at least two teeth defining at least one tooth channel therebetween. The gas-supply hole is axially aligned with the at least one tooth channel to let gas from the economizer pass therethrough and enter into the at least one tooth channel along the axial direction of the male rotor. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058002 | MANUFACTURE OF NEAR-NET SHAPE TITANIUM ALLOY ARTICLES FROM METAL POWDERS BY SINTERING WITH PRESENCE OF ATOMIC HYDROGEN - A process including:
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20120058003 | Nd-Fe-B PERMANENT MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure discloses a permanent magnetic material comprising an Nd—Fe—B alloy and an additive including at least a cobalt ferrite, and a method for preparing a permanent magnetic material. The method comprises steps of mixing an Nd—Fe—B alloy and an additive including at least a cobalt ferrite to obtain a mixture; magnetically orienting and pressing the mixture in a magnetic filed; and sintering and tempering the mixture under the protection of vacuum or an inert gas. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058004 | METAL MOLD REPAIR METHOD AND METAL MOLD REPAIR PASTE AGENT - Providing a metal mold repair method and a metal mold repair paste agent which are capable of repairing cracks with simple work. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058005 | Copper Corrosion Resistant, Machinable Brass Alloy - An alloy which reduces lead (Pb) in brass with metals with physical, mechanical, chemical and electrochemical properties that will improve the copper (Cu) corrosion resistance and machinability of low lead (Pb) brass alloys. Such metal candidates are bismuth (Bi), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), phosphorous (P), silicon (Si), sulfur (S) for machinability improvement; and tin (Sn) for corrosion resistance improvement. The alloy composition has an excellent machinability and a high degree of copper corrosion resistance, and is composed of: 69 to 79%, by weight, of copper (Cu); 2 to 4%, by weight, of silicon (Si); 1 to 3%, by weight, of tin (Sn); 0.01 to 1%, by weight, of lead (Pb); and the remaining %, (but less than 20%) by weight, of zinc (Zn). | 2012-03-08 |
20120058006 | ENHANCED PHOTO-CATALYTIC CELLS - A photo-catalytic cell may produce bactericidal molecules in air by passing air across catalyst coated targets. Ultraviolet (UV) energy may be emitted from a source. A first portion of the UV energy from the source may be applied directly onto the targets. A second portion of the UV energy from the source may be reflected onto the targets. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058007 | Device for the Disinfection, Sterilization and/or Maintenance of Medical in Particular Dental, Instruments - A device for the disinfection, sterilization and/or maintenance of medical, in particular dental instruments. The device is optimized in various areas, facilitating the fully automatic, reliable and reproducible preparation of dental instruments. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058008 | CENTRIFUGAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING BINDING ASSAYS - The invention relates to a device for performing binding assays. In particular, the invention relates to a centrifugal device for performing such assays. The invention also relates to a method of performing binding assays involving antigen-antibody binding, nucleic acid hybridization, or receptor-ligand interaction. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058009 | ANALYZER - An analyzer includes a pretreatment device and a mass spectrometer. The pretreatment device includes a solid phase extraction mechanism. The mass spectrometer performs mass spectrometry on a sample pretreated by the pretreatment device and then subjected to ionization. The analyzer also includes a storage unit that stores data on dependence of signal intensities of the analyte substance to be measured and the internal standard upon the concentration of a substance inhibiting ionization in the sample, and that stores data on a recovery rate. The analyzer also includes a correcting unit that corrects measurement results of the sample and the internal standard on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058010 | ALIQUOTING APPARATUS FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONTAINERS - An automatic apparatus is described, which is suitable for the withdrawal of portions of biological material from a parent test tube ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120058011 | COMPACT APPARATUS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS - The invention features an apparatus, materials and methods for isolating RNA or DNA from a sample. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058012 | SENSORS FOR DETECTING SUBSTANCES INDICATIVE OF STROKE, ISCHEMIA, INFECTION OR INFLAMMATION - A system is disclosed that extracts bodily fluid to a reaction chamber for monitoring a substance or property of the patient fluid. In one embodiment, a pump is used to advance the sample of bodily fluid through a filter to produce a filtrate. Another pump advances filtrate into the reaction chamber, while another pump advances reactant into the reaction chamber. A sensor in communication with the reaction chamber determines a concentration of nitric oxide or one of its metabolic products. Methods are also disclosed. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058013 | MODEL BASED TEMPERING AIR CONTROL AND ENHANCEMENT OF EXHAUST FOR SELECT CATALYTIC REDUCTION - A method and system for controlling a temperature of an exhaust gas being introduced to a catalyst is provided. Using an adjustable flow controller, an adjustable amount of tempering fluid is provided to the exhaust gas prior to the exhaust gas proceeding to the catalyst. A sensor senses a parameter indicative of a temperature of the exhaust gas being introduced to the catalyst. A computer processor uses a relationship to relate the parameter to an adjustment of the adjustable flow controller that will adjust the amount of tempering fluid provided to the exhaust gas and change the temperature of the exhaust gas being introduced to the catalyst toward a target temperature. Adjustment of the adjustable flow controller is initiated by the computer processor to change the flow of the tempering fluid, and the relationship between the parameter and the adjustment of the adjustable flow controller is updated. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058014 | Device for Disinfecting, Sterilizing and/or Maintaining Medical, in Particular Dental Instruments - A device for disinfecting, sterilizing and/or maintaining medical, particularly dental, instruments comprises connecting units for connecting supply containers for media used by the device, in particular cleaning or care products, wherein the connecting units comprise control and/or identification means, which enable an identification of the supply container. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058015 | DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW IN A CONNECTING PIPE OF A COAL GASIFICATION REACTOR/GAS COOLER - With a device for influencing the flow, particularly in a horizontal connecting pipe ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120058016 | MEMBRANE CONTACTOR SYSTEMS FOR GAS-LIQUID CONTACT - A membrane contactor system for use in separating carbon dioxide from a gaseous stream in a continuous flow process comprising a housing defining a gas flow path and comprising a first outlet for the carbon dioxide and a second outlet for the purified gas; an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane positioned in the housing to allow the gaseous stream to flow across a side of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane, the membrane having a plurality of interconnecting pores configured to allow the carbon dioxide to diffuse therethrough; an oleophobic enhancement coating disposed on the surfaces to form a coated membrane; and an amine based sorbent liquid disposed on a side of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene microporous membrane opposite the gas, wherein the amine based sorbent liquid is configured to absorb the carbon dioxide from the gaseous stream. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058017 | ADSORPTION TOWER OF DRY EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE - An exhaust gas dry treatment device comprises an adsorption tower having: a box-shaped tower body; a plurality of reaction chambers have moving beds therein; a plurality of vertical partition plates which sequentially close between the end parts of the plurality of reaction chambers and between the end parts of the reaction chambers and the inner wall of the tower; an exhaust gas supply port allowing the inside of an inlet side wind box space which is formed in the tower body between the front tower wall and the reaction chamber end part to communicate with the inside of an exhaust gas supply duct; and an exhaust gas discharge port allowing the inside of an outlet side wind box space which is formed in the tower body between the rear tower wall and the reaction chamber end part to communicate with the inside of an exhaust gas discharge duct. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058018 | SILICO-ALUMINO PHOSPHATE, HONEYCOMB STRUCTURAL BODY AND EXHAUST GAS CONVERSION APPARATUS - A silico-alumino phosphate includes Si, Al, and P. A ratio of an amount of substance of Si to a sum of an amount of substance of Al and an amount of substance of P is approximately 0.22 or more and approximately 0.33 or less. An acid point is approximately 1.2 mmol/g or more. A honeycomb structural body includes a honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes the silico-alumino phosphate and an inorganic binder. The honeycomb unit has a plurality of through-holes divided by a plurality of partition walls and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. An exhaust gas conversion apparatus includes the honeycomb structural body, a holding sealing member and a metal pipe. The holding sealing member is provided at an outer peripheral portion of the honeycomb structural body. The honeycomb structural body and the holding sealing member are installed in the metal pipe. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058019 | HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a cell having one open end and another closed end that serves as a fluid flow path and a cell having one closed end and another open end, wherein the cells are alternately disposed. The honeycomb filter includes an undeposited region in an upstream region of a partition portion, which has no trapping layer and has a length of 5% or more and 30% or less of the length of the inlet cell. The upstream region of the partition portion includes an undeposited region having an area of 10% or more of that of the cell in a cross-section perpendicular to the exhaust gas flow direction. The undeposited region with no trapping layer in the upstream region decreases the permeation resistance of the partition portion in the upstream region and facilitates fluid passage through the partition portion in the upstream region. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058020 | HONEYCOMB FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB FILTER - A honeycomb filter includes a plurality of porous partition portions each forming a cell, which is open at one end and closed at the other end and serves as an exhaust gas flow path, and a trapping layer, for trapping and removing solid components contained in the exhaust gas, formed on each of the partition portions. At least part of each of the partition portions is loaded with a catalyst. The amount of catalyst a (g/L) in an upstream partition portion and the amount of catalyst b (g/L) in a downstream partition portion satisfy 1.05≦a/b≦3.00. A method for, limiting a/b to this range includes the entire honeycomb structure, including the partition portions, into contact with a catalyst component to form a catalyst, and subsequently bringing only an upstream region of the honeycomb structure into contact with a catalyst component to form a catalyst. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058021 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING GASEOUS OR VAPOROUS STERILANTS FROM A SURFACE - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing chemical sterilant molecules from a medium, such as a carrier gas. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing that defines an internal cavity. The housing has an inlet and an outlet fluidly communicating with the internal cavity. An electrode is dimensioned to be received in the internal cavity of the housing. The electrode is made of a material that is chemically active with respect to molecules of a chemical sterilant and conductive to electricity. The electrode is connected to a source of an electrical charge such that an electrical field gradient is formed in a region of space surrounding the electrode. The electrical field gradient is operable to force the chemical sterilant molecule toward the electrode. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058022 | CVD-Siemens Monosilane Reactor Process with Complete Utilization of Feed Gases and Total Recycle - The present invention relates to a monosilane (SiH | 2012-03-08 |
20120058023 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL MODULE - The present invention relates to a multifunctional module comprising one or more units selected from the group consisting of reactor units, filter units, membrane units, reactor-separator units, clarificator units, purificator units, extractor units, and mixer units. The units are connected parallel or in series or both to each other, and each unit has at least one member having a surface, which surface is rotating with the member. The member is rotating around an axis making the unit operate under centrifugal force. One or more chambers for fluids are co-rotating with the rotating member. The present invention relates further to units which could be used in a spinning multifunctional module, and use of a spinning multifunctional module. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058024 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF BENZOIC ACIDS AND PHTHALIC ACIDS - Systems disclosed herein may include at least one high shear mixing device configured to produce a dispersion of oxygen-containing gas bubbles in toluene liquid phase, wherein the dispersion has a mean bubble diameter of less than 5 microns; a pump configured to deliver a liquid stream comprising the toluene to the high shear mixing device; and a vessel configured to receive the dispersion from the high shear mixing device and configured to maintain a predetermined pressure and temperature. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058025 | MATERIAL DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CAPACITANCE SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A dispensing system and method for delivering material to a washing device using a capacitance sensor configuration is disclosed. The capacitance sensor configuration allows a controller to monitor and determine a flow rate of fluid exiting a reservoir. The dispensing system uses the flow rate information, along with downstream conductivity information, to control the dispensing of material. Additionally, one or more error conditions are identified during the material delivery cycle based at least partially on the monitored conductivity and capacitance. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058026 | Microfluidic ejection device and method of manufacturing the same - There are disclosed a microfluidic ejection device and a method of manufacturing the same. The microfluidic ejection device includes a flow path plate having an inlet into which a microfluid is drawn, a pressure chamber connected with the inlet and having formed therein, a plurality of chamber units divided by a plurality of partitions, and a nozzle connected with the pressure chamber and ejecting the microfluid by integrating the microfluid, having passed through the plurality of chamber units, into a single flow path; and actuators formed on an upper portion of the flow path plate so as to respectively correspond to the plurality of chamber units and providing driving force for ejecting the microfluid from the pressure chamber to the nozzle. The microfluidic ejection device has superior microfluidic ejection performance because variations in pressure within the pressure chamber can be accurately adjusted. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058027 | Separable Test Tube for Use in a Centrifugal Separator - The present invention includes a separable test tube for use in a centrifugal separator that does not need to separately transfer separation liquid to another test tube for a second separation after a first separation. The separable test tube includes a first tube including a first coupling portion, a second coupling portion, and an adjustment portion. A second tube includes a first body part, a first space portion, a first packing fastener, a third coupling portion which engages the first coupling portion, and an adjustment groove into which the adjustment portion is inserted. A third tube includes a second body part having a second space portion, a second packing fastener, and a fourth coupling portion which engages the second coupling portion. First and second watertight members are coupled to the first and second coupling portions, respectively. First and second packings are coupled to the first and second packing fasteners, respectively. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058028 | Process and Apparatus for Steam-Methane Reforming - Methane reacts with steam generating carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a first catalytic reactor; the resulting gas mixture undergoes Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a second catalytic reactor. In the steam/methane reforming, the gas mixture passes through a narrow channel having mean and exit temperatures both in the range of 750° C. to 900° C., residence time less than 0.5 second, and the channel containing a catalyst, so that only reactions having comparatively rapid kinetics will occur. Heat is provided by combustion of methane in adjacent channels. The ratio of steam to methane may be about 1.5. Almost all methane will undergo the reforming reaction, almost entirely forming carbon monoxide. After Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the remaining hydrogen may be fed back to the combustion channels. The steam for the reforming step may be generated from water generated by the chemical reactions, by condensing products from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and by condensing water vapor generated in combustion. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058029 | RHENIUM RECOVERY - There is provided a hydrometallurgical process of recovering rhenium values from mixtures thereof with other metal values in which the rhenium values constitute a minority amount, for example super-alloys, which comprises subjecting the mixture to strongly oxidizing acid conditions, preferably an aqueous mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, so as to form perrhenate species of at least the major proportion of the rhenium values in the mixture, dissolving the perrhenate species and other soluble metal species in aqueous solution, removing insoluble metal species from the aqueous solution, and isolating the rhenium species from the solution. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058030 | CATALYST FOR REFORMING TAR-CONTAINING GAS, METHOD FOR PREPARING CATALYST FOR REFORMING TAR CONTAINING GAS, METHOD FOR REFORMING TAR-CONTAINING GAS USING CATALYST FOR REFORMING TAR-CONTAINING GAS, AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING CATALYST FOR REFORMING TAR-CONTAINING GAS - Disclosed is a catalyst for reforming a tar-containing gas, wherein the catalyst contains at least one composite oxide as oxide containing nickel, magnesium, cerium and aluminum and the content of alumina as a single compound is limited to 5% by mass or less. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058031 | CAPTURE OF VOLATILIZED VANADIUM AND TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS IN A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for treating diesel exhaust gases are described. The system consists of two functionalities, the first being a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst system and the second being a capture material for capturing catalyst components such as vanadia that have appreciable volatility under extreme exposure conditions. The SCR catalyst component is typically based on a majority phase of titania, with added minority-phase catalyst components comprising of one or more of the oxides of vanadium, silicon, tungsten, molybdenum, iron, cerium, phosphorous, copper and/or manganese vanadia. The capture material typically comprises a majority phase of high surface area oxides such as silica-stabilized titania, alumina, or stabilized alumina, for example. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058032 | REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing a contaminant, such as carbon dioxide, from a gas stream, such as ambient air. The contaminant is removed from the gas stream by a sorbent which may be regenerated using a humidity swing, a thermal swing, or a combination thereof. The sorbent may comprise a substrate having embedded positive ions and individually mobile negative ions wherein the positive ions are sufficiently spaced to prevent interactions between the negative ions. Where a thermal swing is used, heat may be conserved by employing a heat exchanger to transfer heat from the regenerated sorbent to an amount of sorbent that is loaded with the contaminant prior to regeneration. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058033 | METHOD FOR CATALYTIC TREATING PERFLUOROCOMPOUND GAS INCLUDING PARTICLE REMOVING UNIT - The present invention relates to a method for treating fluoro-containing and silicon-containing gas. The method comprises treating the gas with thermal-treating, particles-treating, catalyst-treating, and acid-removing sequentially to remove perfluorocompounds. The invention achieves results of reducing the working temperature, increasing the lifetime of the catalyst, reducing the operating cost of the system, and increasing the applications of the catalyst in the aspect of fluoride-containing gas, silicon-containing gas and particles containing gas treatment by sequential treating. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058034 | Zeolite and Redox Oxide Combined Catalyst Body - Extruded honeycomb catalyst bodies and methods of manufacturing same. The catalyst body includes a first oxide selected from the group consisting of tungsten oxides, vanadium oxides, and combinations thereof, a second oxide selected from the group consisting of cerium oxides, lanthanum oxides, zirconium oxides, and combinations thereof, and a zeolite. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058035 | System and Method for Flue Gas Conditioning - A method and system for enhancing the efficiency of an electrostatic precipitator in a flue gas stream that withdraws a selected amount of combustion gas from a main flue gas stream at a location downstream of the electrostatic precipitator; typically heats the selected amount of combustion gas to a predetermined temperature; passes the selected amount of combustion gas through a catalyst to convert sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide producing a mixture of flue gas enriched with sulfur trioxide; and returns the mixture of the flue gas enriched with the sulfur trioxide back into the main flue gas stream at a point upstream of the electrostatic precipitator. Optionally a filter removes most of the remaining particulate matter from the selected amount of combustion gas entering the catalyst bed. A portion of this selected amount can be made to bypass the catalyst for precise control of the amount of sulfur trioxide being produced. A controller can control fans, heaters and dampers as well as make computations as the required amount of sulfur trioxide needed. | 2012-03-08 |
20120058036 | CO SHIFT CATALYST, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CO SHIFT REACTOR USING CO SHIFT CATALYST - A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention reforms carbon monoxide (CO) and is prepared from one or a mixture of platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), and rhodium (Rh) as an active ingredient and at least one of titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier for supporting the active ingredient. The CO shift catalyst can be used in a halogen-resistant CO shift reactor ( | 2012-03-08 |
20120058037 | BORON CARBIDE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The invention relates to boron carbide and to a method for making the same, as well as to a super-abrasive material and a machine device including said boron carbide. The boron carbide of the invention has the following formula BC5 and has a diamond-type cubic structure with a mesh parameter a=3.635±0.006 Å. The boron carbide of the invention can particularly be used in the field of machining. | 2012-03-08 |